Stand for cake-canisters.



L. C. RUPP.

STAND FOR CAKE CANISTERS.

APPLIOATION FILED r113. 9,1914.

Patented Jan. 19, 1915.

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THE NORRIS PETERS 60.. PHOTO L. G. RUPP.

STAND FOR CAKE CANISTBRS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 9,1914.

1,125,182, Patented Jan. 19, 1915.

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THE NORRIS PETERS C0. PHOTO |.ITHO.. WASHING roN. D. C.

Application filed February 9, 1914. Serial No. 817,589.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS C. RUPP, a citi zen of the United States, residing at Kansas City, in the countv of Jackson, State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stands for Cake- Canisters; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention is directed to improvements in stands for cake canisters or the like, and has for its object to so construct a stand of this type that when the canisters are moved outwardly for removing the contents the covers thereof will be automatically raised.

A further object of the invention is to provide a stand so constructed that when the canisters are moved forwardly, the same will be permitted to tilt, thus positioning the same so that the contents can be conveniently removed.

With these and other objects in view, this invention resides in the novel features of construction, formation, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a fragmentary front elevation of the stand, showing the canisters in their normal positions. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a view of one of the canisters showing the same in its tilted position, the stand being shown in section partly. Fig. 1 is a sectional view on line 47-4 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective View of one corner of one of the frames. Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view of one of the frames. Fig. 6 is a sectional view on line 66 of Fig. 2. Fig. 8 is a similar View on line 88 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawing the numeral 1 designates the stand, the same being formed from metal preferably and comprises Vertical side bars 2, the same being held in spaced parallel relation by the canister supporting tracks 3, said tr ICkS being formed from angle iron and have their webs 4 fixed to the side bars 2 so that their webs 5 will be disposed horizontally.

The canister supporting frames 6 consist of side bars 7 which are held in spaced parallel relation by end bars 8. The bars 7 and 8 are formed with horizontal webs 9 and 10, respectively so as to support the bottom of a canister 11. Depending from the webs 9 are flanges 13, the same being disposed at right angles so as to provide grooves 1 1 for slidably engaging the webs 5 of the tracks 3. The flanges 12 terminate at their inner ends in substantially triangular shaped plates 15, the lower edges of which are provided with inclined lips 16 which are adapted to engage the forward ends of the webs 5 when the frame 6 and the canister supported thereby is tilted, as clearly shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing.

Pivotally connected at their lower ends to the side bars 7 of the frame 6 are arms 17, the upper ends of which terminate in horizontal bars 18, said bars being formed with longitudinal slots 19 which slidably engage the studs 20 carried by the vertical side bars 2. The outer ends of the bars 18 have pivotally connected thereto clips 21 which are designed to slidably engage the side edges of the cover 22 of a canister.

Each arm 17'is provided near its lower end with a stop 23, which is adapted to engage the inner edges of the forward bars 8 of the stand so as to limit the forward sliding movement of the frame 6.

\Vhen it is desired to remove the contents from one of the canisters the same is moved forwardly with the frame 6, during which time the studs 20 will ride in the slots 19 of the arms 18, after which the canister can be tilted as shown in Fig. 3, and simultaneous with. the tilting of the canister the cover 22 will be elevated, the tilting movement thereof being limited by the lips 16.

What is claimed is A stand for supporting canisters or the like having tracks supported thereby, frames having their side bars provided with grooves for slidably engaging the tracks, said side bars having inclined lips formed at their rear ends, arms pivotally connected at their lower ends to said side bars of the frame, movement of said frame being limited when M: said arms terminating at their upper ends in the inclined lips engage said tracks.

horizontally disposed slotted arms, studs In testimony whereof, I affix my signacarried by the stand for slidably engaging ture, in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

the slots of the second named arms, clips carried by the second named arms for slid- LOUIS RUPP' ably engaging the cover of a canister, said Witnesses:

clips serving to elevate the cover simultane- JOHN 'B. Z'oRN,

011s with the tilting of the frame, the tilting ANDREW B. TEMPELMAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Batents,

Wa'shington, D. G. 

